A Night Of Champions

The hard work of the student-athletes paid off this season at Island Trees High School in the form of 10 new track and field conference champions.

The girls team finished second overall in the conference.

The Island Trees Track and Field team ran away with 10 new conference champions recently at the Conference 6 Championships at St. Anthony’s High School. Cara Duffy (1000M and 1500M) and Rich Imbro (300M and 4 x 200M relay) led the way in two different events. Courtney Martin (55M hurdles), Tommy Zamroz (shotput), Matt Sellitto (200M relay), Matt Lardi (200M relay), Stephen Craine (200M relay) and Gianna McGowan (55M) all were triumphant in their events too. Duffy and McGowan both set new Island Trees winter season records in their events. Included below are all that won all-conference designations:

Conference Champions

Cara Duffy (sophomore) 1000 Meter and the 1500 Meter

Rich Imbro (junior) 300 Meter and the 4 x 200 relay

Stephen Craine (sophomore) 4 x 200 relay

Matt Lardi (junior) 4 x 200 relay

Matt Sellitto (sophomore) 4 x 200 relay

Courtney Martin (sophomore) 55 Meter hurdles

Gianna McGowan (freshman) 55 Meter

Tommy Zamroz (junior) shotput

Third-place Finishers

Rebecca Gersbeck (sophomore) shotput

Kristina Welsh (junior) 55 Meter hurdles

Justin Ortiz (sophomore) 3200 Meter and the 4 x 800 relay

Brandon Hernandez (junior) 4 x 800 relay

Aiden Watson (freshman) 4 x 800 relay

Matt Zerbarini (freshman) 4 x 800 relay

Second-place Finishers

Rich Imbro (junior) 55 Meter

Gianna McGowan (freshman) 300 Meter and the 4 x 200 relay

Courtney Martin (sophomore) 4 x 200 relay

Nicolette LoMonte (eighth grade) 4 x 200 relay

Rebecca Gersbeck (sophomore) 4 x 200 relay

Cara Duffy (sophomore) 4 x 800 relay

Marissa Murphy (senior) 4 x 800 relay

Erin Maguire (freshman) 4 x 800 relay

Tara Donahue (senior) 4 x 800 relay

Overall, the girls team became the conference runner-up by coming in second to the Cold Spring Harbor squad, while the boys were in the upper end of the field by coming in a solid fourth place. The combined team is still quite young (only four seniors), and as such they expect much more success in the future.

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